Electoral results for the district of Uralla-Walcha

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Uralla-Walcha, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   William Piddington Ind. Free Trade
1895   Free Trade
1898   National Federal
June 1900 by   Protectionist
October 1900 by   Michael MacMahon Protectionist
1901   Progressive

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1901[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Uralla-Walcha.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Uralla-Walcha [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Michael MacMahon 572 46.6 -8.8
Liberal Reform Charles Marsh 549 44.7 +39.9
Independent James Watts 103 8.4
Independent Frank Townshend 3 0.2
Total formal votes 1,227 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 17 1.4 -0.4
Turnout 1,244 68.1 +10.3
Progressive hold  

October 1900 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from October 1900 Uralla-Walcha colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1900 Uralla-Walcha colonial by-election
Saturday 27 October [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Michael MacMahon (elected) 331 33.7
Free Trade Charles Marsh 295 32.7
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 277 30.7
Total formal votes 903 100.0 -
Informal votes 0 0.0 -
Turnout 903 50.4 [a] +13.0
Protectionist hold  
William Piddington died.[5]

June 1900 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from June 1900 Uralla-Walcha colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1900 Uralla-Walcha colonial by-election
Saturday 9 June [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Piddington (re-elected) 451 67.3 +11.9
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 219 32.7 +27.9
Total formal votes 670 100.0 +1.8
Informal votes 0 0.0 -1.8
Turnout 670 37.4 -20.4
Protectionist hold  
William Piddington resigned.[6]

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Uralla-Walcha.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Uralla-Walcha [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal William Piddington 550 55.4
Independent Federalist Robert Brown 395 39.8
Free Trade Cornelius Danahey 48 4.8
Total formal votes 993 98.2
Informal votes 18 1.8
Turnout 1,011 57.8
Member changed to National Federal from Free Trade  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Uralla-Walcha.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Uralla-Walcha [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Piddington 557 66.2
Protectionist James Proctor 285 33.9
Total formal votes 842 97.1
Informal votes 25 2.9
Turnout 867 52.0
Member changed to Free Trade from Ind. Free Trade  

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Uralla-Walcha.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Uralla-Walcha [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade William Piddington 431 35.8
Protectionist Patrick O'Connor 349 29.0
Free Trade James Leece 232 19.3
Ind. Protectionist Charles Givney 74 6.2
Independent John Gardiner 50 4.2
Independent John Campbell 46 3.8
Independent Labour Hugh Healy 14 1.2
Ind. Free Trade Edmund Moberly 7 0.6
Total formal votes 1,203 97.2
Informal votes 35 2.8
Turnout 1,238 73.1
Ind. Free Trade win (new seat)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ based on a roll of 1,792 at the June 1900 by-election.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1900 Uralla-Walcha by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "June 1900 Uralla-Walcha by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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